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Africa

‘Overcrowded’ bus crash in Senegal kills 24 people

Twenty-four people, including four children have died in a bus crash in northern Senegal. The bus had been coming from a town in the north of the country on 26 July and was reportedly "overcrowded" with 76 people on board;...

Peace talks for Sudan’s western region of Darfur held in Lomé

After more than 100 days of violence and destruction can Sudanese warring powers choose peace? A top envoy to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Monday (Jul. 24) said it was "time for peace". Youssef Ezzat made his remarks in Togo...

Many dead and injured as building collapses in Cameroon

At least 12 people have died and dozens injured in Cameroon's business hub, Douala, after a four storey building collapsed in the early hours of Sunday morning. The cause of the collapse is unclear but the taller building appears to...

Sudan: Fighting in Khartoum intensifies after generals briefly appear

Air strikes, street battles and artillery fire shook Sudan's capital Khartoum and the major southern city of El-Obeid on Thursday, witnesses told AFP. "Artillery fire targeted paramilitary bases of the Rapid Support Forces," said a resident of El-Obeid, 350 kilometres...

Top 10 African countries facing record-breaking heat waves in 2023

In the scorching summer of 2023, extreme heat waves have swept the globe, shattering temperature records and posing a severe threat to human lives and the environment. The world recently experienced its hottest day ever recorded, with the average global...

Egyptian researcher will ‘return to Italy’ following presidential pardon – Italian PM

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday (Jul. 19) pardoned an unspecified number of people, including researcher Patrick Zaki, official reports say. Mr Zaki was sentenced on Tuesday (Jul. 18) to three years in prison by the court in the Nile Delta...

Congo celebrates the 11th edition of the Pan-African Music Festival

20 years ago, at the 2003 edition, the Alphonse Massamba-Débat stadium was chosen as the venue for the largest stage of the Pan-African Music Festival, which the Congo has not hosted since 2015 due to the economic crisis and...

DRC: UAE signs $1.9 billion deal with state-owned mining company

The United Arab Emirates have signed a $1.9 billion deal with a state-owned mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese president said on Monday. President Félix Tshisekedi announced Monday evening that a government delegation from the UAE had...

Authorities in Kenya announce the discovery of 12 new bodies

Authorities in Kenya announced on Monday the discovery of 12 new bodies in the Shakahola forest where an evangelical sect practising extreme fasting was meeting. The new discovery brings the death toll to 403. Almost three months after the first victims of what has been dubbed the "Shakahola...

African Economic Outlook 2023: Opportunities abound for Asian investors in Africa, experts

The African Development Bank organized the session jointly with the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) in Sejong-Si, Korea Africa offers vast investment opportunities for Asian countries with the appropriate incentives for their private sectors, Prof. Kevin Urama, Chief...
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Next NPP gov’t to establish Hall of Fame in all regions, Tourism Minister reveals.

If given another mandate at this year’s general election, the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will establish Creative...
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